tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post9158732875835184941..comments2023-09-03T08:21:36.868-07:00Comments on Emerald's Eyes: In which Emerald unleashes her inner bitch and channels Emily PostEmerald Wynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142722314176962095noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-64361617412164192242011-05-18T10:02:13.295-07:002011-05-18T10:02:13.295-07:00As always a wonderful post. I can definitely relat...As always a wonderful post. I can definitely relate since most of the stuff I'm blogging is what I'm buying unless by the rare off shoot chance I get a package - which almost never happens. XD I really am glad there's bloggers out there who will just speak their minds or share what they like instead of just putting it on because it got sent to me. Don't get me wrong they have their purpose too but I appreciate blogs that are more like yours - they just have a depth to them that can't be replaced. <3Serenity Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911695658722261308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-22863185055137881342011-05-10T09:56:36.614-07:002011-05-10T09:56:36.614-07:00Text is tricky.
She may have been really happy tha...Text is tricky.<br />She may have been really happy that you sent the note, and her text didn't convey the smile on her face, or the gratitude she felt.<br /><br />But you like the dress and you told people about it. <br />Some people, perhaps those to whom English is not a first language, don't come across well when using it.<br /><br />Once I gave a German a 'gift' and there was silence..dead silence. I asked 'Was that wrong for me to do?' He said, 'Why do you want to poison me?' <br />'gift' in German means 'poison.'<br /><br />What you did was show her dress and express your admiration for it. What she did when you sent her a note, was....maybe wonder, which blog was it on? What dress? My head hurts from hitting it on the door. My boyfriend is cheating on me. Oh, yes, the dress......<br /><br />Hugs Emerald. You are one of the sweetest people I know.<br />I don't even show up as one of the 100 followers..I bet there are a lot more like me who love your blog, your pics and your honest feelings.<br /><br />Mystery ThorneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-28265653635426161652011-05-09T12:27:34.356-07:002011-05-09T12:27:34.356-07:00To bring up a couple of points...
Yes as Tigo sai...To bring up a couple of points...<br /><br />Yes as Tigo said I do feel that designers who are uppity and antisocial in their profiles tend to erk me. You can't have a successful business without customers, so ease up a little, eh?<br /><br />As a Blogger I know that I generally don't send out notecards after I've blogged someone's work. Generally they find it after a while and thank me for it. I've even had a couple designers give me gift cards in appreciation. Not that I expected any of it at all.<br /><br />As a Designer, I feel lucky to get blogged at all. I can count how many notecards I've gotten with links on one hand in truth. But when I do find one I generally 1) comment on their post 2) link back to that post on my store blog and 3) try to add them to the store's Flickr Group (now that I have one).<br /><br />I guess since I've been on both sides of the coin, I feel that the bloggers deserve as much credit as the designers since really they are the best form of advertising (good or bad) that any designer can ever hope for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-44166860752202822162011-05-09T09:21:44.474-07:002011-05-09T09:21:44.474-07:00The world of fashion blogs are a bit like high sch...The world of fashion blogs are a bit like high school. Everyone pays attention the "beautiful girls with their beautiful pictures" that at times they overlook the one (I view as beautiful) with substance. But how did many of these "beautful girls" end up in their 30s and 40s? Fat, unhappy and in a bad marriage. Fuck the brush offs, just keep doing what you enjoy and in the end you will end up like Bill Gates - rich, happy and with a fabulous charity that is changing the word. <br /><br />*Feel free to not post, I just wanted to let you know how I fee.Elle Couerblanchttp://ellecouerblanc.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-76245788756742444802011-05-08T23:38:44.702-07:002011-05-08T23:38:44.702-07:00YES a thousand times YES and particularly the fact...YES a thousand times YES and particularly the fact that if you had been negative about it, the fallout would have been huge.<br /><br />It never, EVER hurts to type those little words 'oh thanks so much', does it? Really? <br /><br />Last week I sent off a HUGE rl job that I was proud of and I'd done to a particularly tight deadline.<br /><br /> The client mailed me and said 'can I have the bill right away because I have to get it in the system before I go on vacation'. And me being me I said 'thanks, and sure, but HOW WAS THE TEXT'? Because he is the sort that usually picks fault with everything. Over and over. <br /><br />His answer: "I didn't see the need to ask for any clarifications on this one".<br /><br />Period. Not 'thanks for meeting the deadline', or even 'great job' (it was, it *was*). <br /><br />I am *trying* to see it is a compliment. And failing. But at least I get paid for it, eh? <br /><br />*sigh*.ARIADNE KORDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527015510787355334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-71916876367865048572011-05-08T21:31:01.955-07:002011-05-08T21:31:01.955-07:00*giggles at Emerald* For true length, needs moar s...*giggles at Emerald* For true length, needs moar semi-colons.<br /><br />I agree, though - showing appreciation for customers is a very good thing. I also agree the often aggressive tone in creator's profiles can be off-putting. Funnily, I found one creator with a very aggressive profile was actually perfectly sweet when I spoke to her, but the profile made me nervous!Deoridhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235419292633778692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-12007202742972696502011-05-08T17:12:48.323-07:002011-05-08T17:12:48.323-07:00You can count me as 1 of your 100 subscribers :D I...You can count me as 1 of your 100 subscribers :D I have your blog on my reader for easy reading.<br /><br />I've stopped IMing designers years ago when I blog them cos, well, I just assume they read my blog.<br /><br />Designers will rarely ever IM in-world to say hey, thanks for blogging me, I liked that post, or I didn't like that post, but they seem to respond swiftly to any "negative" critiques. Go figure.Gogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738293519005956330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-57381120230456309392011-05-08T16:35:38.236-07:002011-05-08T16:35:38.236-07:00Deoridhe, good point.
I guess, let's put the...Deoridhe, good point. <br /><br />I guess, let's put the blogging thing aside for a minute, what I'm trying to say is this:<br /><br />"I completely understand that there are a gazillion bloggers out there and you don't have time to personally thank each one, but if I pay you a compliment inworld, whether it's as a blogger or a customer, please take a moment to demonstrate that you value the people who have made you as successful as you are -- and that would be the customers, first and foremost, as well as the bloggers -- by acknowledging that compliment."<br /><br />I'm dying laughing at the length of that sentence. I was going to go back and break it up, but I think I'll leave it like that.Emerald Wynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142722314176962095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-63857548475731653502011-05-08T16:34:06.073-07:002011-05-08T16:34:06.073-07:00Emerald Wynn - I love you. But that's another ...Emerald Wynn - I love you. But that's another issue. This post was so spot on and funny as hell. Luckily, I would say 90% of creators are gracious, wonderful, grateful people. But there's always one or two who start believing their own hype and think they don't have to be kind to "the little people." I love what you say about finding out It's kind of an interesting... "Whose mama raised them right?" It's about class and style. As a fashion creator, you would think they would know about such things. Most do. Some don't. I'm sorry you had the misfortune of having to bump up against one of them. At least now you know who to avoid.<br /><br />Love your blog, Emerald. It keeps me smiling and nodding in agreement. *hugs*Jooniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238199777376114515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-16086541119232107842011-05-08T16:25:01.299-07:002011-05-08T16:25:01.299-07:00Renee, I like your shoes. :)
I don't want peo...Renee, I like your shoes. :)<br /><br />I don't want people to think I'm saying that every time I blog something, that designer should come running to me to shower me with undying gratitude. <br /><br />The last thing I want is for some creator to see his/her work on my page and say, "Sh*t, now I have to fawn all over her with thanks or she'll get all yappy about it."<br /><br />Yes, it's unfortunate that some creators are too busy to stop for a few minutes and respond to the people who publicly express appreciation for their work and do what they can to tell others about it. <br /><br />It's even more unfortunate when in-world compliments - from both customers and bloggers - aren't even acknowledged or are met with a brisk "I don't have time for you" answer. Some of us interpret the silence as a lack of appreciation for customers or a sense of entitlement. <br /><br />In this case, it's the combination of the two, I guess, that set me off. The whole "yeah I saw it a while ago. thanks" kind of had a "whatever" or an "of course you blogged it - everyone does" tone. Sheeeeesh - can't I at least get an exclamation point or a smiley face or something?<br /><br />(To that designer's credit, at least she said something. The two other people on that page who got notecards "accepted inventory" and didn't respond at all. ) <br /><br />I felt embarrassed that I had said anything at all to any of them that day, frankly.Emerald Wynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142722314176962095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-60322320184294450932011-05-08T16:12:12.555-07:002011-05-08T16:12:12.555-07:00I do the same thing - a notecard to creators. I so...I do the same thing - a notecard to creators. I sometimes feel a little embarrassed about it, though. <br /><br />These days I'm doing a lot of questioning about the exchange of time and goods, not just in Second Life but in general. Money for goods, work for money, and how the non-monetary aspects of things effect how I feel about the monetary effect. Gratitude is one of those really odd things I give a certain amount of thought to because... there seem to be so many unspoken rules about it, and they vary widely from person to person. <br /><br />Which isn't to say I disagree with your premise necessarily - if one gets a response it's nice to get a grateful one - but it makes me think about designers who complain about negative reviews of their work and my own experience with a designer who 1) was amused at my critique of something she made and 2) actually took the time to edit it to fit my shape. It seems like bloggers (as a whole, not you specifically) could extend some of the grace I personally thing designers could in terms of how people respond to what we put out there.<br /><br />Which isn't to say creators couldn't stand to be more grateful for free PR, but ...I dunno, part of me objects to being viewed as free PR, so my thoughts on it are very muddled at the moment.Deoridhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235419292633778692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-72187994713770148612011-05-08T14:52:14.895-07:002011-05-08T14:52:14.895-07:00I'm always happy to be blogged. I don't r...I'm always happy to be blogged. I don't recall ever stumbling across my work showcased on someone's blog (or in a store ad, or just standing around in a sim; anywhere I've ever seen someone liking my work enough to wear it) and not being thrilled about. But I may not have always expressed that appreciation. <br /><br />I receive quite a few notes each week pointing me towards posts. Sometimes there are several waiting for me when I log in. And I imagine other designers who's work appears more consistently on the feeds must receive even more. Sometimes I comment on the post, sometimes I respond to note cards, and sometimes (not often), I don't do anything. It has nothing to do with my gratitude and pleasure at the appreciation of my work. It has everything to do with how busy/overwhelmed/short on time I happen to be when I realize my item has been blogged.<br /><br />I want to say that, because I read that designer's response and could see myself there. Could see where being sloppy about HOW she responded could be interpreted as a slight. I can also imagine that she was as genuinely happy about it as I always am, and just did a poor job communicating that.<br /><br />I will be more careful, and more contentious about it in the future and you are absolutely right that common courtesy demands at least that much. Thank you for sharing your perspective.Renee Harvyhttp://duhstore.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-53932420867702093252011-05-08T14:45:24.163-07:002011-05-08T14:45:24.163-07:00I have to agree with you, I have had a similar exp...I have to agree with you, I have had a similar experience and it made me not want to do it at all for anyone again.<br /><br />Now this one just sounds so rude though, I wish that people that do this would be aware of their behaviors and how much it can put someone off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197162251757701576.post-91998902680969444902011-05-08T14:10:02.183-07:002011-05-08T14:10:02.183-07:00YES! It's about time that some arrogant creato...YES! It's about time that some arrogant creators realise how manners and common decency can make a world of difference.Often I see creators profiles filled with : "Dont IM me" "Im too busy" "read my 1001 rules before contacting me", or sometimes even worse, a lot of swearing and bitching. They ignore the fact that YOU and other bloggers are doing the PR for them without asking anything back. I guess some people just will never realise how much luck they have, until it's gone.Renate Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041186569863488713noreply@blogger.com